particles
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The techniques vary: either seeding rockets are burned to release a plume of particles, or the saline solution is sprayed directly into the cloud for greater precision.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
That connection could make the signals especially useful for investigating strongly correlated systems, where the behavior of the material emerges from interactions among many particles rather than from individual particles acting on their own.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
"Salt particles -- specifically sodium chloride and potassium chloride -- are most often used" as cloud-seeding agents, said Adnan Yarmohammed, one of the Emirati officials in charge of sharing his country's experience.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
This unusual cusp location has important consequences for models of magnetic reconnection, the acceleration of high-energy particles, and Saturn's intense auroral activity.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
All I have ever detected is air with no organic particles.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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